Skiing: CU Buffs in third at Utah Invitational

The Colorado ski team is in third place after the first day of the Utah Invitational at Loveland Ski Area.

Buffs Brooke Wales and Shane McLean finished second and third in the women's giant slalom, just behind Denver's Kristine Haugen who won in 1 minute, 55.99 seconds.

Wales earned her third runner up performance in five GS races this season with a time of 1:56.61, while McLean was on the podium for the second straight time in a giant slalom in 1:57.08.

As a team, CU (225 points) trails host and leader Utah (236) by just 11 points. DU is second with 228 points. Montana State is a distant fourth at 160 points.

The meet continues today with the slalom races at 9 a.m. Races were originally scheduled for January 31 and February 1 in Park City, but had to be moved to Loveland due to conflicts with the ski resort.

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